Chemical and Structural Changes in Corn Stover After Ensiling: Influence on Bioconversion.

ABSTRACT: Production of biofuels, bioproducts, and bioenergy requires a well-characterized, stable, and reasonably uniform biomass supply and well-established supply chains for shipping biomass from farm fields to biorefineries, while achieving year-round production targets. Preserving and stabilizing biomass feedstock during storage is a necessity for cost-effective and sustainable biofuel production. Ensiling is a common storage method used to preserve and even improve forage quality; however, the impact of ensiling on biomass physical and chemical properties that influence bioconversion processes has been variable. Our objective in this work was to determine the effects of ensiling on lignocellulosic feedstock physicochemical properties and how that influences bioconversion requirements. We obser

SUBMITTER: Nagle NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457055 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature